Replying To WanPintWin: "Shane is a mighty freetaker when he's fit and in flow. The only player in the country who can kick them from range off both feet. He was outstanding in 2022 on the frees. Unfortunately, he's prone to injury and actually had to stop kicking them off the ground for a while due a persistent issue. You don't think we should be planning for such an eventuality? We lost an All-Ireland in 2024 due to having no backup plan, even though Shane was already carrying an injury that summer. Nobody's talking about replacing him. But having someone who could come on and nail pretty much any free from inside 50m would be some asset to have."
I dunno. Frees are few and far between nowadays. With the advantage rule a foul seems to invariably end up in a score or a shot at a score. Even Shane's two was a free that was brought back after Galway failed to covert. Next point is nearly all teams are keeping very out and out inside forwards on a subs bench. Nearly all are middle 8 type players. Our two currently are Comer and Oísin. Both very capable and Oísin is an excellent free taker from outside the arc.